From The Trussville Tribune staff reports
TRUSSVILLE — The top spellers at Hewitt-Trussville Middle School faced off to choose the champion of the spelling bee on Thursday.
The HTMS champion was eighth grader Ethan McCullough. Eighth grader Olivia Nafziger was the runner-up and sixth grader Sara Marie Buttram was the third place finisher.
Other students vying for the championship were Natalee Goff, Molly Horn, Sarah Beth Golden, Zak Tracy, Johnathan Winston, Oscar Spears and Nate Gravitt.